Ghana. In the Town of Sirigu, you can visit SWOPA to see the traditional exterior wall painting done by women. This women’s art collective, SWOPA, keeps the tradition alive. Sirigu is in the north of Ghana. Each home in this…
Yearly Archives: 2019
Reflections
Seated on her wooden rocking chair, she looked out the far window. A wide, red spruce’s trunk dominated the view. The squirrels screeched and posed like fluffy stuffed animals. Next to the window was the mahogany staircase that she admired…
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Jerash
In Jordan, in the Gilead Hills, aside of the modern city now called Jerash, lie the ruins of the ancient city of Gerasa. First founded by Alexander the Great in 300s B.C, but then Pompeii conquered Gerasa for Rome around…
Posted in World Glimpses
Badlands National Park
South Dakota, USA They say the Great Plains were covered by a prehistoric sea. In Badlands National Park, you can see Pierre shale, the sedimentary rock that used to be at the bottom of that sea. Then at the…
Posted in Found in the USA
Tanooki
“I had been told that a local fairy creature in Japan was the Tanooki so I should look for him. That was a good thing because the tourist places didn’t mention him. This is what I was told: Tanooki is…
Posted in Just for Fun
